Oil Politics: A Modern History of Petroleum

by Francisco Parra

Book Overview

The environmental, the economic - and indeed the political - impact of the catastrophic 2010 blowout of BP's well in the Gulf of Mexico has highlighted the central part played by oil in the modern world. The fate of millions now depends on the ever-shifting value of petroleum and on the fortunes of the corporations that deliver it. The story of oil - how it came to play such a dominant role in the world economy, who controls its extraction, pricing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848851294
• ISBN13: 9781848851290
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"